Cisco Cisco Aironet 1572IC Outdoor Access Point Libro blanco
Lab Testing
Summary
Report
Key findings and conclusions:
Cisco's Aironet 1572 AP delivers from 40 and 58 percent more
downlink bandwidth to a Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone at
300 feet than the Aruba 275 and the Ruckus T300, respectively.
At 1,000 feet the Cisco AP delivers more than five times the
bandwidth of either the Aruba or Ruckus AP to a Galaxy S4.
300 feet than the Aruba 275 and the Ruckus T300, respectively.
At 1,000 feet the Cisco AP delivers more than five times the
bandwidth of either the Aruba or Ruckus AP to a Galaxy S4.
Cisco 1572 delivered a substantially consistent performance in
a multi-iPhone 6 environment with more than two times the
downlink bandwidth of either Aruba or Ruckus AP when traffic
to all 10 iPhone 6 devices passed at the same time.
downlink bandwidth of either Aruba or Ruckus AP when traffic
to all 10 iPhone 6 devices passed at the same time.
In a backhaul test, Cisco 1572s delivered 600 Mbps of wireless
throughput between wired networks 1,000 feet apart. Neither
Aruba nor Ruckus APs supported such backhaul
configurations due to lack of mesh at the time of testing.
Aruba nor Ruckus APs supported such backhaul
configurations due to lack of mesh at the time of testing.
Cisco 1572 consistently outperforms both Aruba and Ruckus
in a high-client density environment serving from 10 to 100
mixed clients (see below chart).
mixed clients (see below chart).
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Product Category:
Wireless Access
Points
Vendor Tested:
Products Tested:
Cisco Aironet
1570 Series
Aruba Networks
AP-275
Ruckus Wireless
T300
Consistent winner. The throughput delivered by the Cisco 1572i (with internal
antenna), and 1572e (with external antenna) is compared with the Aruba AP-
275 and Ruckus T300 APs for 10 to 100 802.11n/ac mixed-device clients. The
Cisco AP consistently outperformed the Aruba and Ruckus APs in all
environments.
antenna), and 1572e (with external antenna) is compared with the Aruba AP-
275 and Ruckus T300 APs for 10 to 100 802.11n/ac mixed-device clients. The
Cisco AP consistently outperformed the Aruba and Ruckus APs in all
environments.
C
isco engaged Miercom to compare the performance of Cisco's
Aironet 1570 Series wireless access points (APs) with products
from Aruba Networks, the AP-275, and Ruckus Wireless' T300
Aironet 1570 Series wireless access points (APs) with products
from Aruba Networks, the AP-275, and Ruckus Wireless' T300
AP. Most of the throughput and performance tests for this comparative
analysis were conducted outdoors in the fall of 2014.
analysis were conducted outdoors in the fall of 2014.
In a high-client density test (see below graph), the Cisco Aironet 1570
outperformed the Aruba and Ruckus APs by delivering consistent,
linear throughput performance as client load grew from 10 to 100.
outperformed the Aruba and Ruckus APs by delivering consistent,
linear throughput performance as client load grew from 10 to 100.
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Source: Miercom, January 2015
Figure 1: High Client Density Performance